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County Tipperary

Dromineer Beach

Dromineer Beach is one of the waters the EPA tests and grades in County Tipperary, 0.2 km west of Dromineer. The Environmental Protection Agency classified it good for water quality for the 2025 season. The register records a lifeguard, toilets, parking, bins and a lifebuoy.

Good
water quality, 2025
No
Blue Flag
Yes
lifeguard
0.2 km
from Dromineer
Water quality
Good, 2025
Seasons before
2024 Not classified
Water testing
Tested by the EPA sampled through the season and given a water quality grade
Season restriction
None in place
Pollution after rain
Not prone to it
Awards
None
County
County Tipperary
Managed by
Tipperary County Council
Nearest town
Dromineer, 0.2 km west of it, in a straight line
From that town
0.3 km by road, about 1 min drivingor 0.3 km on foot, about 4 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard
Yes: Lifeguarded Zone
Toilets
Yes
Parking
Yes
Access
No
Dogs
Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach
No
Public transport
No
Protected area
Recorded as a natural sensitive area
Position
52.9248° N, 8.2797° W
Record changed
2026-05-29
The shore at Dromineer
The shore at Dromineer·David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The shore at Dromineer·David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dromineer Harbour
Dromineer Harbour·David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Dromineer Harbour·David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

Dromineer Beach is located on the eastern shores of Lough Derg, approximately ten kilometers north west of Nenagh town. The village has a long association with sailing and is currently home to the Nenagh Boat Club, the private Shannon Marina, the public Dromineer Harbour and it is also home to the Lough Derg RNLI Station. The ruins of Dromineer Tower which overlook the village date back to the 1500's. The beach area which extends to approximately 120m in length is defined by piers which delineate the extent of the beach area to the north and south. It is a slightly sloping stony, shingle beach and encompasses a total area of 0.01km2. A central oval pier divides the beach area and houses a number of seating benches and a grass area. The area is designated a special area of conservation and is home to many species of protected birds. An aquapark operates in the vicinity of Dromineer Beach during the summer months. Other activities in the immediate area include swimming, boating, angling, kayaking, SUP boarding and pedal boats.

Dromineer Beach is classified as achieving a Good Water Quality result in 2025 based on the assessment of bacterilogical results for the period of 2024 to 2025. Dromineer Beach was newly identified in 2024 as a beach for monitoring, management and assessment under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health.

The EPA’s own beach profile

Where it is

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Dromineer Beach is in Dromineer, County Tipperary. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Dromineer, 0.2 km west of the beach. The register records parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Dromineer (11546), 300 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Dromineer 300 m
    bus 322
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Getting to Dromineer covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

Is the water clean at Dromineer Beach?
The EPA classified it Good for the 2025 season, which is worked out from four years of samples. Dromineer Beach is classified as achieving a Good Water Quality result in 2025 based on the assessment of bacterilogical results for the period of 2024 to 2025. Dromineer Beach was newly identified in 2024 as a beach for monitoring, management and assessment under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health. A classification is a record of seasons that have finished; it is not a reading of the water today.
Is swimming restricted at Dromineer Beach?
The register records no season-long restriction. That is about the season, not about today: a short notice after heavy rain would not appear here, and the register says nothing about short term pollution here. Check with Tipperary County Council before swimming.
Does Dromineer Beach have a Blue Flag?
No. A beach without one can still have excellent water: the Blue Flag also asks for facilities, lifeguards and information boards, which a quiet strand may not have.
Is there a lifeguard at Dromineer Beach?
The register records one, Lifeguarded Zone. Outside those hours nobody is watching the water.
How do you get to Dromineer Beach without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Dromineer, 300 metres from the beach in a straight line, and bus 322 call there, run by TFI Local Link Tipperary. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.
Where does this come from?
The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2026-05-29. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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